It produces consumer electronics including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Echo devices. Amazon also has a publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, film and television studio Amazon Studios, and a cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web Services. ДЄmazon distributes a variety of downloadable and streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, Twitch, and Audible subsidiaries. As of 2020, Amazon has the highest global brand valuation. It is the second- largest private employer in the United States and one of the world's most valuable companies. Amazon is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world. It is the world's largest online marketplace, AI assistant provider, live-streaming platform and cloud computing platform as measured by revenue and market capitalization. ДЄmazon is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation and mass scale. In 2018, its two-day delivery service, Amazon Prime, surpassed 100В million subscribers worldwide. In August 2017, Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for US$13.4В billion, which substantially increased its footprint as a physical retailer. In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States by market capitalization.

It started as an online marketplace for books but expanded to sell electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. The company has been referred to as 'one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world', as well as the world's most valuable brand. information technology industry, along with Google (Alphabet), Apple, Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. ( / Л€ Г¦ m Й™ z Й’ n/ AM-Й™-zon) is an American multinational technology company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

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